From August 4-8, the Hub Network will be going full-on PONY with their MY LITTLE PONY MEGA MARE-ATHON, a 50-hour event that will let fans view all 91 episodes from the first four seasons of MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC in their original viewing order, along with the EQUESTRIA GIRLS movie, and three classic MLP specials that have never before aired on the Hub Network. Additionally, the episodes will be broken up by "Ask a Pony" interstitials showing real people asking each of the Mane Six questions and each pony answering them. Check out the entire schedule for the marathon below, right here on THE ROCK FATHER!

9:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 102: Friendship is Magic - Part 2 It is up to Twilight and her new pony friends to help the Princess, but it will not be easy. Night Mare Moon challenges the ponies with individual obstacles they must overcome to find the Elements of Harmony before it is too late.

10 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 103: The Ticket Master When Twilight Sparkle receives two tickets from Princess Celestia to the Grand Galloping Gala, all of her friends want to go…but who will she choose?

10:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 104: Applebuck Season It’s Applebuck Season in Ponyville and a short-handed Applejack is determined to complete the harvest all by herself.

11 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 105: Griffon the Brush-off Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash pal around playing pranks on the other ponies, but when Dash’s old friend Gilda the Griffon shows up, Pinkie Pie suddenly becomes a third wheel.

12 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 107: Dragonshy Fluttershy must convince a sleeping dragon to move out of town before the plume of black smoke it’s producing covers all of Equestria!

12:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 108: Look Before You Sleep When the ponies gather at Twilight’s for a slumber party, Rarity and Applejack begin to quarrel and threaten to ruin the party.

1 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 109: Bridle Gossip When the ponies are afflicted with bizarre and humorous sicknesses they accuse a mysterious zebra named Zecora of placing a curse on them.

1:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 110: Swarm of the Century Parasprites, furry little multiplying creatures, descend upon Ponyville and begin to devour everything and it’s up to the ponies to find a solution.

2 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 111: Winter Wrap Up Twilight Sparkle does her best to prepare for the upcoming Winter Wrap-Up without relying on her magic to help.

2:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 112: Call of the Cutie Apple Bloom is discouraged because she has not received her cutie mark yet so she aggressively searches out her purpose in life so she can get it.

3 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 113: Fall Weather Friends When Rainbow Dash and Applejack compete against each other in the annual Running of the Leaves, competition turns sour and the ponies do whatever it takes to win.

3:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 114: Suited for Success Rarity offers to make dresses for her friends for the upcoming Gala but gets in over her head when she tries to incorporate all of their individual styling ideas.

4 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 115: Feeling Pinkie Keen Amazed with Pinkie Pie’s ability to predict the future, Twilight Sparkle follows her around in order to uncover the source of her incredible abilities.

4:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 116: Sonic Rainboom When Twilight uses her magic to give Rarity wings so that she can watch Rainbow Dash compete in a race, Rarity is so taken with her new ability that she disrupts the competition.

5 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 117: Stare Master Fluttershy offers to babysit the Cutie Mark Crusaders but quickly discovers that they are more than she can handle.

5:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 118: Show Stoppers The Cutie Mark Crusaders sign up for a talent show hoping to discover their true life meaning and finally earn their cutie marks.

6 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 119: A Dog and Pony Show While hunting in the woods for gems for a new dress, Rarity is taken by a group of greedy Diamond Dogs and forced to find jewels for them.

6:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 120: Green Isn’t Your Color Rarity recruits Fluttershy as a model in hopes of impressing a famous designer with her dresses, but it’s Fluttershy’s modeling career that takes off instead!

Tuesday, August 5

9 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 121: Over a Barrel The ponies work to settle a complicated land dispute between the Apple-loosans and a herd of buffalo fighting over the same territory.

9:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 122: A Bird in the Hoof Without asking permission, Fluttershy borrows the Princess’s sick bird in order to heal it, and the ponies must work together to get it back before she notices.

10 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 123: The Cutie Mark Chronicles Frustrated with their lack of success, The Cutie Mark Crusaders seek out Twilight and the rest of the ponies to learn the stories of how they got their cutie marks.

10:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 124: Owl’s Well That Ends Well When Twilight becomes friends with an Owl who helps her around the house with chores, Spike becomes jealous and fears he will be replaced.

11 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 125: Party of One Confused and discouraged, Pinkie Pie goes on a mission to find out why her friends are avoiding her most recent party invitation.

11:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 126: The Best Night Ever Expectations are high for the Grand Galloping Gala but when the ponies arrive they find that their individual interests in the Gala are not all they had hoped for.

12:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 202: The Return of Harmony – Part 2 Discord’s mischief causes a rift between the six friends and renders the Elements of Harmony useless. Twilight needs to rekindle their friendship in order to use the Elements against Discord.

1:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 204: Luna Eclipsed It’s Nightmare Night and the macabre celebrations are in full swing when Luna herself shows up in Ponyville, determined to change her frightening public image.

2 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 205: Sisterhooves Social Sweetie Belle disowns Rarity as her sister when she refuses to participate in a rough and tumble celebration of sisterly unity.

2:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 206: The Cutie Pox Apple Bloom finally gets her Cutie Mark! But joy turns to panic as she gets as second, then a third, then a dozen cutie marks.

3 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 207: May the Best Pet Win! Rainbow Dash holds a flying race to determine who will win the honor of being her pet.

4 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 209: Sweet and Elite During a successful trip to Canterlot, Rarity has to choose between the important social connections she’s made in the capitol and her uncouth Ponyville friends.

5 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 213: Hearth’s Warming Eve The six friends are honored to put on Canterlot’s most important play of the season, the Hearth’s Warming Eve’s holiday pageant that illustrates how Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies put aside their differences and founded Equestria.

5:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 211: Family Appreciation Day Apple Bloom does everything she can think of to stop Granny Smith from speaking to her class and causing everlasting embarrassment.

6:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 214: The Last Roundup The friends travel all over Equestria to track down Applejack, who has mysteriously disappeared after attending a rodeo competition in Canterlot.

Wednesday, August 6

9 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 215: The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 The future of Sweet Apple Acres is in peril when the Flim Flam bothers challenge the Apples to a Cider Making Contest. The winner takes the farm!

9:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 216: Read It and Weep After mocking it as an ‘egghead’ pursuit, Rainbow Dash discovers the joys of reading while laid up in Ponyville Hospital. Can she finish her book before her friends discover her secret?

10 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 217: Hearts and Hooves Day The Cutie Mark Crusaders create a love potion to make Miss Cheerilee and Big Macintosh fall in love, but quickly regret their actions when they discover that serious side effects have set in.

10:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 218: A Friend in Deed Pinkie Pie is flummoxed about what to do when she meets Cranky Doodle Donkey, the first creature to ever refuse her offer of friendship.

11:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 220: It’s About Time Twilight drives herself to distraction trying to forestall some future disaster after she receives a vague warning from her future self.

12 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 221: Dragon Quest Spike goes on a journey of self-discovery by joining the Great Dragon Migration. But does a rough and tumble gang of teenage dragons really hold the key to the questions Spike has about his identity?

12:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 222: Hurricane Fluttershy Fluttershy struggles to overcome her fear of public humiliation so she can help Rainbow Dash and the other pegasi create a Tornado powerful enough to lift the water required for Rainy Season up into the cloud- producing city of Cloudsdale.

1 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 223: Ponyville Confidential The Cutie Mark Crusaders adopt the name ‘Gabby Gums’ to become the gossip columnist for their school paper. They seem to have finally found something they’re good at! But is it worth the pain they cause to other ponies with their hurtful stories?

1:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 224: MMMystery on the Friendship Express Pinkie Pie starts the silliest criminal investigation in the history of Equestria when a cake she is guarding for a contest is destroyed on the way to Canterlot.

2:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 226: A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 Shining Armor and Cadance are set to be married, but Twilight has just discovered a dark secret about the bride-to-be.

3 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 301: “The Crystal Empire – Part 1 When the powerful Crystal Empire reappears in northern Equestria after a 1,000 year curse caused it to vanish, Princess Celestia calls upon Twilight Sparkle to find a way to protect it from falling again.

3:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 302: The Crystal Empire – Part 2 Twilight Sparkle is faced with finding the missing Crystal Heart in time to restore the Crystal Empire to its full strength.

4 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 303: Too Many Pinkie Pies Overwhelmed with making the difficult decision to choose just one friend to spend time with, Pinkie Pie avoids making the choice by using a magic mirror pond to clone herself. Her plan goes awry when she cannot keep track of all the duplicate Pinkies.

4:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 304: One Bad Apple The Cutie Mark Crusaders are crushed when Apple Bloom’s cousin, Babs Seed, rejects their invitation to become a fellow Crusader and instead becomes a bully determined to make their lives miserable.

5 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 305: Magic Duel The “great and powerful” Trixie returns to Ponyville, this time as a force to be reckoned with, and defeats Twilight in a magic duel that banishes her from town.

5:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 306: Sleepless in Ponyville After listening to Rainbow Dash's frightful campfire stories, Scootaloo begins having nightmares, but doesn’t want to admit that she is a scaredy-pony.

Thursday, August 7

9 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 310: Spike at Your Service After Applejack saves Spike from being eaten by Timberwolves, he insists on fulfilling the Noble Dragon Code by repaying Applejack with excessive help around the farm.

9:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 311: Keep Calm and Flutter On Princess Celestia tasks the ponies with reforming Discord, a mischievous spirit of disharmony, but Fluttershy is the only pony willing to give him a chance. Guest starring John de Lancie.

10 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 308: Just for Sidekicks Spike finds himself in over his head after convincing Twilight and her friends to let him pet-sit all of their critters in exchange for a few gems.

10:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 312: Games Ponies Play The Crystal Empire becomes one of the contenders to host the prestigious Equestria Games, so Princess Cadance invites Twilight and her friends to welcome the important Games Inspector.

11 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 313: Magical Mystery Cure Twilight accidentally casts a spell that switches the Cutie Marks and destinies of all her friends. The only way she can reverse the spell is by writing her own magic. Little does she know that her life is about to change forever.

11:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Equestria Girls” Twilight Sparkle's crown is stolen from the Crystal Empire, and she must pursue the thief into an alternate world where she transforms into a teenage girl who must survive her biggest challenge yet...high school. With help from her new friends who remind her of Ponyville's Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, she embarks upon a quest to find the crown and change the destiny of these two parallel worlds.

1 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 401: Princess Twilight Sparkle – Part 1 Now that she is a Princess, Twilight Sparkle has an important new role to play in the Summer Sun Celebration. But her plans are put on hold when Princess Luna and Princess Celestia go missing.

1:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 402: Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2 The Everfree Forest is threatening to take over all of Equestria. In order to stop it, Princess Twilight and her friends must bring their Elements to the Tree of Harmony.

2 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 403: Castle-Mania When the ponies all end up in Luna and Celestia’s old castle, they become convinced that it is haunted by the Pony of Shadows.

2:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 404: Daring Don’t When the latest book in the Daring Do series is delayed, Rainbow Dash and her friends decide to offer their help to the book’s author so that she can finish it. The writer does need help, but not in the ways they'd imagined.

3 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 405: Flight to the Finish The Cutie Mark Crusaders vie for the honor of carrying the Ponyville flag at the Equestria Games. Problems arise when Scootaloo becomes convinced that the best way to represent Ponyville is to fly during their routine.

3:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 406: Power Ponies When Spike and the Mane 6 end up as superheroes in a comic book world, the only way to get back home is to defeat the super-villain, The Mane-iac.

4 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 407: Bats! Vampire Fruit Bats take over Sweet Apple Acres and Applejack and her friends’ efforts to get rid of them take an unexpected and frightening turn.

5 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 409: Pinkie Apple Pie When Pinkie Pie discovers that she might be related to the Apple family, she joins them on a road trip to visit a relative who can provide proof that she is their cousin.

5:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 410: Rainbow Falls Rainbow Dash is headed to the Equestria Games trials with the Ponyville Relay Team, but becomes torn when she’s offered the chance to join the more competitive Cloudsdale team.

6 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 412: Three’s a Crowd Twilight is looking forward to some quality bonding time with Princess Cadance. But when a sick friend shows up needing Twilight’s attention, it looks like her plans for a peaceful visit with her sister-in-law will have to be put on hold.

6:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 411: Pinkie Pride Pinkie Pie finds her status as "super-duper party pony" in jeopardy when the mysterious Cheese Sandwich comes to town and offers to plan an epic birthday party for Rainbow Dash. Guest voiceover by Weird Al Yankovic.

Friday, August 8

9 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 413: Simple Ways Rarity has a crush on travel writer, Trenderhoof, and plans to wow him with her ideas for the upcoming Ponyville Days Festival. But Trenderhoof soon has a crush of his own, and Rarity finds herself competing with Applejack for his attention.

9:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 414: Filli Vanilli When a member of the singing group, the Ponytones, has to drop out of an important performance, Fluttershy takes drastic measures to ensure that the show goes on.

10 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic”: Episode 415: Twilight Time The Cutie Mark Crusaders are thrilled when Twilight offers to help them with their studies. Problems arise when the girls realize they can use their relationship with Twilight to increase their popularity.

10:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 416: It Ain’t Easy Being Breezies When tiny, magical creatures called Breezies get into trouble while making their migration home, Fluttershy swoops in to save them. She soon finds herself tending to their every need, and her kindness may turn out to be more harmful than helpful.

11 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 417: Somepony to Watch Over Me Apple Bloom gets the chance to stay home alone for the day, but a series of unfortunate accidents causes Applejack to regret her decision. Apple Bloom must find a way to prove to her sister that she doesn’t need her to constantly watch over her.

11:30 a.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 419: Maud Pie Pinkie Pie’s sister Maud is coming to Ponyville, and Pinkie can’t wait for her friends and sister to meet and become best friends. But when it turns out that Maud is very different than was described, the girls find bonding with her a challenge.

12 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 420: For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils When Sweetie Belle becomes angry with Rarity for stealing her spotlight, Sweetie Belle deliberately sabotages a costume for one of Rarity’s most elite clients. Later that night, she’s paid a visit by Luna in her dreams.

12:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 421: Leap of Faith The Flim Flam Brothers’ cure-all tonic promises Ponyville citizens a chance to be rid of their ailments. Applejack has her doubts about the merits of the tonic, until Granny Smith begins taking it and appears to be cured of all her aches and pains.

1 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 422: Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 Rainbow Dash is preparing to take her test on the history of the Wonderbolts; a test she must pass in order to become a member of the Wonderbolts Reserves. Twilight offers to help her study, but soon realizes that her conventional methods don’t work.

1:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 418: Trade Ya Spike and the Mane 6 are headed to the Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange to find items they treasure. But when things don’t go exactly as planned, the girls learn that nothing is more valuable than their friendship.

2 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 423: Inspiration Manifestation Rarity loses her creative mojo and feels like she may never be able to create again. Eager to help, Spike finds a spell that activates Rarity’s visions - both good and bad.

2:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 424: Equestria Games Spike is elated when he’s given the honor of lighting the torch to open the Equestria Games. But when his nerves get the best of him, Spike goes to great lengths to prove he’s the heroic dragon others believe him to be.

3 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 425: Twilight’s Kingdom - Part 1 (Read THE ROCK FATHER Review/Recap Here) When a villain escapes Tartarus, Princess Celestia chooses Discord to help track him down instead of Princess Twilight. Meanwhile, prompted to prove that she has an important role to play, Twilight turns her focus to opening the Tree of Harmony chest.

3:30 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” Episode 426: Twilight’s Kingdom - Part 2 (Read THE ROCK FATHER Review/Recap Here) In order to protect their magic, as well as the fate of Equestria, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadance transfer all of their magical power to Twilight. Guest voiceover by John De Lancie.

4 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony Twinkle Wish Adventure” All the ponies cannot wait for the Winter Wishes festival where the Wishing Star grants each pony one special wish. But when the Wishing Star disappears, they go on a journey to find it.

5 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony The Princess Promenade” The Spring Promenade is nearly here, and the ponies are preparing for it with the help of the Breezies. But a troublesome weed lands Wysteria and Pinkie Pie in a mysterious cave where Spike the dragon has been sleeping for a thousand years.

6 p.m. ET: “My Little Pony The Runaway Rainbow” As everyone in Ponyville awaits the first rainbow of the season, Rarity accidentally teleports herself into the middle of Breezie Blossom. Minty, Rainbow Dash, Spike and the Breezies help her get home, just in time for the first rainbow.

The fifth season of MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC is currently in-production, with new episodes slated to air in early 2015. You know what Hub Network show I'm looking forward to? TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE... also hitting in 2015.

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